Month: September 2013

One of my most favorite things to do is to play with design in my scrapbooking while still keeping the focus on The Story. And so I find myself inspired by layers and play-with-paper and balance and journal spots working together seamlessly in one design. And it’s that kind of spirit that lives in this week’s new releases.

This follow-up set of “journaled” templates focuses on the use of journal cards beyond the horizons of typical Project Life or pocket scrapbooking compositions. I love journal cards even though I don’t typically scrap in pocket-scrapbooking ways. Still I love to use them to include journaling in my pages or to layer or to add interest in my designs using “filler” journal cards.

Also new this week is Plant Your Story: Titled {volume one}. I find myself drawn to pages with strong title work and yet it is a facet of my own memory keeping that I sometimes neglect. I find myself playing with titles and title work more often and with more “gusto” when I have a design that incorporates a title seamlessly. These page designs were designed in the spirit of embracing “titling in design”.

And finally. Fresh this week are the Sage page designs. The Sage templates are designed in the spirit of play with paper, love for balance and clean lines in design, and the every day moment.

All is available at The Lilypad for 20% off through Sunday September 22, 2013. Subscribers to The Garden Report receive an additional 10% savings.

Here is some beautiful inspiration with this week’s fresh releases.

As always I looove to see your stories and art too, so please feel free to share with me anytime. Really! Just shoot me a mail through the contact form or share them on my Facebook page.

I so hope you have a beautiful weekend full of memory making (and keeping too!).

I’ve always been drawn to stories of hoping and dreaming. There is something so empowering about a person daring to believe in things, in others and in themselves. I think it’s brave. I think it’s bold. I think it’s authentic. And so full of…color. And those things shine BIG in this beautiful collection.

Coconut Trees have long been associated with tropical environments, beaches, islands and other places that people find themselves wandering away to in daydreams. It’s the quintessential dreamy tree. And so Coconut Tree seemed the botanical name choice for a kit about Dreams and Hopes and celebrating stories of imagination, following dreams and living boldly. Coconut Tree features vibrant colors, hope{full} words, and a sense of happy. It was unveiled as part of The Digi Files in July and now it’s come home to The Lilypad.

Coconut Tree is available at The Lilypad for 20% off through Sunday September 22, 2013. Subscribers to The Garden Report receive an additional 10% savings.

Here is some amazing Coconut Tree inspiration, showcasing just how versatile this kit is. There are pocket scrapbook pages, project pages, girl centric pages, boy centric pages, artistic pages and every last one of them is full of WOW:

And I’m happy to share a fresh free download. The Coconut cards coordinate with Coconut tree beautifully but can also be used in any pocket scrapbooking pages or other layouts.

As always I looove to see your stories and art too, so please feel free to share with me anytime. Really! Just shoot me a mail through the contact form or share them on my Facebook page.

Here’s to a wonderful weekend full of Hoping and Dreaming and Going Forward. Happy scrapping, friends!